The Canon City Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Stargate School Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Canon City made easy work of Atlas Preparatory School and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Canon City took every set by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-3, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Stargate School had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 3-0 win.
Stargate School was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-16.
Canon City better focus on containing Adrian Barda and Jonas Cecil as the pair were huge in Stargate School's win. Barda had seven kills and four aces, while Cecil had six digs. Those four aces gave Barda a new career-high.
The victory got Canon City back to even at 11-11. As for Stargate School, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Canon City hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5 blocks per game. However, it's not like Stargate School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4 blocks. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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